Because the road was steep and longAnd through a dark and lonely land,God set upon my lips a songAnd put a lantern in my hand.Through miles on weary miles of nightThat stretch relentless in my wayMy lantern burns serene and white,An unexhausted cup of day.O golden lights and lights like wine,How dim your boasted splendors are.Behold this little lamp of mine;It is more starlike than a star!